James Burns

Mr. Burns joined the board in June 2017 and was appointed Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer in December 2017. He was formerly a partner at Gordon Capital Corporation and Gordon Investment Corporation where he focused on private equity transactions in Canada and the US. He was co-owner, director and CFO at Scott’s Restaurants and priszm brandz and has served as Managing Director at CIBC Capital Markets. Mr. Burns also spent 12 years in Ottawa in several roles including Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Chair of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.